On the Effect of Weak Magnetic Field on Solutions of Glutamic Acid: the Function of Water

Even though a wide literature is available on the effects of weak Extremely Low Frequency ElectroMagnetic Fields (ELF-EMF) on the biochemical reactions, nevertheless the physical nature of these effects is largely unknown. The main challenge is the mismatch between the infinitesimal amount of the en...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2011-12, Vol.329 (1), p.012025-8
Main Authors: De Ninno, A, Castellano, A Congiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aqueous solutions
Biochemistry
Coils
Electromagnetic fields
Exposure
Extremely low frequencies
Glutamic acid
LF electromagnetic fields
Magnetic fields
Perturbation
Physics
Spectroscopy
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Summary:Even though a wide literature is available on the effects of weak Extremely Low Frequency ElectroMagnetic Fields (ELF-EMF) on the biochemical reactions, nevertheless the physical nature of these effects is largely unknown. The main challenge is the mismatch between the infinitesimal amount of the energy carried by the perturbation and the entity of the response of the system. More than 10 years ago, it was claimed that a weak current can be induced in a aqueous solution of Glutamic acid exposed to a weak magnetic field having a certain frequency. We have checked the influence of ELF-EMF on Glutamic acid using the FTIR-ATR spectroscopy in order to observe structural changes induced by the exposure. Samples have been exposed for 10, 20 or 30 minutes to a magnetic field generated by Helmoltz coils and then placed into the spectrometer. After the exposure solutions having different pH values always shown a shift toward the de-protonated species. The effect lasts for minutes after the exposure before the native configuration is restored.
ISSN:1742-6596
1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/329/1/012025